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Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
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kyojin posted:

It seems to me that the problem is landlords

absolutely, but of course liberals dont want to talk about abolition of private property but want to feel woke so you get all these QQ-ing around the peripheral of the problem than the core problem

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Paradoxish posted:

There'd be a better argument for summer break if we actually valued independence, curiosity, or exploration as a society. Having several months every year to just be a kid and learn and do things on your own would probably be incredibly valuable, but the reality is that we're not really preparing kids for anything except a life of 9-5 drudgery so eh. Might as well just take whatever approach gets those test scores as high as possible.

Youth suicide rates plummet every summer, but we've already learned that a couple thousand dead kids is a worthy sacrifice of it helps Number.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 11:17

comedyblissoption: Mar 15, 2006

i am harry posted:

Just watched a news thing about hospitals in Kentucky dumping patients in the streets, escorting them out by security into the snow across the street and leaving them there.
https://www.graydc.com/video/2023/08/04/wave3s-john-boel-investigates-hospitals-dumping-patients-kentucky/

this is so hosed

michael moore, whomst is fat, covered california hospitals taking confused patients and dumping them out into the city street 16 years ago in the movie sicko

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comedyblissoption: Mar 15, 2006

of course back then in ye olde days california was chud country. republican governor and banning gay marriage by popular referendum.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 12:20

Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

Rip Testes posted:

Was discussing with my spouse how there's no concept of 'enough' when it comes to the wealthy and the assets they seek to accumulate. The ranches, the private islands. They would have their own planet if they could and it still wouldn't be enough. I started to imagine an interstellar AirBnB where there existrd planetary rentals and landlords

ya unfortunately I�m now convinced that humans figuring out interstellar travel would be disastrous for the universe.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 12:51

anonumos: Jul 14, 2005; Fuck it.

Koirhor posted:

ya unfortunately I’m now convinced that humans figuring out interstellar travel would be disastrous for the universe.

My favorite "where are the aliens" theory is that everyone just kind of tiptoes past Earth with their doors locked and the lights down low. Somehow this is easier than just pushing us into the sun. Maybe they are too morally advanced to do the needful, but wise enough to stay no contact.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 13:17

comedyblissoption: Mar 15, 2006

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1690565846530134016

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comedyblissoption: Mar 15, 2006

per month
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1690475767811952641

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anonumos posted:

My favorite "where are the aliens" theory is that everyone just kind of tiptoes past Earth with their doors locked and the lights down low. Somehow this is easier than just pushing us into the sun. Maybe they are too morally advanced to do the needful, but wise enough to stay no contact.

That's because we're made of meat.

quote:

"They're made out of meat."

"Meat?"

"Meat. They're made out of meat."

"Meat?"

"There's no doubt about it. We picked several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, probed them all the way through. They're completely meat."

"That's impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to the stars."

"They use the radio waves to talk, but the signals don't come from them. The signals come from machines."

"So who made the machines? That's who we want to contact."

"They made the machines. That's what I'm trying to tell you. Meat made the machines."

"That's ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You're asking me to believe in sentient meat."

"I'm not asking you, I'm telling you. These creatures are the only sentient race in the sector and they're made out of meat."

"Maybe they're like the Orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence that goes through a meat stage."

"Nope. They're born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didn't take too long. Do you have any idea the life span of meat?"

"Spare me. Okay, maybe they're only part meat. You know, like the Weddilei. A meat head with an electron plasma brain inside."

"Nope. We thought of that, since they do have meat heads like the Weddilei. But I told you, we probed them. They're meat all the way through."

"No brain?"

"Oh, there is a brain all right. It's just that the brain is made out of meat!"

"So... what does the thinking?"

"You're not understanding, are you? The brain does the thinking. The meat."

"Thinking meat! You're asking me to believe in thinking meat!"

"Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal! Are you getting the picture?"

"Omigod. You're serious then. They're made out of meat."

"Finally, Yes. They are indeed made out meat. And they've been trying to get in touch with us for almost a hundred of their years."

"So what does the meat have in mind."

"First it wants to talk to us. Then I imagine it wants to explore the universe, contact other sentients, swap ideas and information. The usual."

"We're supposed to talk to meat?"

"That's the idea. That's the message they're sending out by radio. 'Hello. Anyone out there? Anyone home?' That sort of thing."

"They actually do talk, then. They use words, ideas, concepts?"

"Oh, yes. Except they do it with meat."

"I thought you just told me they used radio."

"They do, but what do you think is on the radio? Meat sounds. You know how when you slap or flap meat it makes a noise? They talk by flapping their meat at each other. They can even sing by squirting air through their meat."

"Omigod. Singing meat. This is altogether too much. So what do you advise?"

"Officially or unofficially?"

"Both."

"Officially, we are required to contact, welcome, and log in any and all sentient races or multibeings in the quadrant, without prejudice, fear, or favor. Unofficially, I advise that we erase the records and forget the whole thing."

"I was hoping you would say that."

"It seems harsh, but there is a limit. Do we really want to make contact with meat?"

"I agree one hundred percent. What's there to say?" `Hello, meat. How's it going?' But will this work? How many planets are we dealing with here?"

"Just one. They can travel to other planets in special meat containers, but they can't live on them. And being meat, they only travel through C space. Which limits them to the speed of light and makes the possibility of their ever making contact pretty slim. Infinitesimal, in fact."

"So we just pretend there's no one home in the universe."

"That's it."

"Cruel. But you said it yourself, who wants to meet meat? And the ones who have been aboard our vessels, the ones you have probed? You're sure they won't remember?"

"They'll be considered crackpots if they do. We went into their heads and smoothed out their meat so that we're just a dream to them."

"A dream to meat! How strangely appropriate, that we should be meat's dream."

"And we can marked this sector unoccupied."

"Good. Agreed, officially and unofficially. Case closed. Any others? Anyone interesting on that side of the galaxy?"

"Yes, a rather shy but sweet hydrogen core cluster intelligence in a class nine star in G445 zone. Was in contact two galactic rotation ago, wants to be friendly again."

"They always come around."

"And why not? Imagine how unbearably, how unutterably cold the universe would be if one were all alone."

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Nodelphi: Jan 30, 2004; We are all quite capable of believing in anything as long as it's improbable.; Ham Wrangler

comedyblissoption posted:

michael moore, whomst is fat, covered california hospitals taking confused patients and dumping them out into the city street 16 years ago in the movie sicko

This will only get worse now that private equity has the majority control of emergency departments. I�m treated just like an hourly employee at my ER now. I raised a legit safety concern and my response from management was their list of ER docs on the wait list for my job.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 13:37

Acelerion: May 3, 2005

I had to get some lab work done a month or so ago and the hospital they sent me to made me sign a waiver stating that all of their doctors are independent contractors and the hospital is not responsible for whatever care I do or do not recieve. Not really sure what to expect on the bill for this one!

# ? Aug 13, 2023 13:44

StratGoatCom: Aug 6, 2019; Our security is guaranteed by being able to melt the eyeballs of any other forum's denizens at 15 minutes notice

anonumos posted:

My favorite "where are the aliens" theory is that everyone just kind of tiptoes past Earth with their doors locked and the lights down low. Somehow this is easier than just pushing us into the sun. Maybe they are too morally advanced to do the needful, but wise enough to stay no contact.

"All Hands, we are now entering Sol. Cut running lights, EMCON Alpha, switch to gravitic drive and rig for silent running.'

'Never liked this part of this patrol, we never did find out what happened to Rigellian Dawn,' reminisced the captain over her steaming cup of tea 'was supposed to be deviating here to stock up on remass but she was never seen again...'

StratGoatCom has issued a correction as of 14:13 on Aug 13, 2023

# ? Aug 13, 2023 13:58

Azuth0667: Sep 20, 2011; By the word of Zoroaster, no business decision is poor when it involves Ahura Mazda.

Nodelphi posted:

This will only get worse now that private equity has the majority control of emergency departments. I’m treated just like an hourly employee at my ER now. I raised a legit safety concern and my response from management was their list of ER docs on the wait list for my job.

Report to local DA and maybe joint commission?

# ? Aug 13, 2023 14:15

ArmedZombie: Jun 6, 2004

Nodelphi posted:

This will only get worse now that private equity has the majority control of emergency departments. I’m treated just like an hourly employee at my ER now. I raised a legit safety concern and my response from management was their list of ER docs on the wait list for my job.

did they email it to you? print it out and show it to a lawyer.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 14:28

Nodelphi: Jan 30, 2004; We are all quite capable of believing in anything as long as it's improbable.; Ham Wrangler

ArmZ posted:

did they email it to you? print it out and show it to a lawyer.

Yes, I also have a memo directing us to divert patients without insurance or with medicaid to a state hospital. That one�s printed and ready to go once I find a new job. The problem is I feel attached to the community and leaving makes me feel like I�m abandoning them.

Regarding the independent contractor thing that almost assuredly means that doc group is run by private equity and they plan to balance bill you into the ground. Your doctor has no say in this by the way and might not even know that they�re doing it. The billing people no longer have to check in with the physicians.

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RealityWarCriminal: Aug 10, 2016

You're not abandoning the community, your shitass employer is

# ? Aug 13, 2023 14:42

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harming your employer has the potential to be good for the community

# ? Aug 13, 2023 14:58

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comedyblissoption posted:

per month
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1690475767811952641

this can't be right, I have been told/scolded over and over again that the economy is one giant Biden Win??

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:15

Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

Nodelphi posted:

This will only get worse now that private equity has the majority control of emergency departments. I�m treated just like an hourly employee at my ER now. I raised a legit safety concern and my response from management was their list of ER docs on the wait list for my job.

don�t worry if I win the lottery I�ll hire you to be my personal concierge doctor

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:16

Grey Fox: Jan 5, 2004

FistEnergy posted:

this can't be right, I have been told/scolded over and over again that the economy is one giant Biden Win??

it's actually your fault for not giving Ukraine the weapons and money it needs to win the war against Russia

quote:

�Real earnings remain below what they would have been if not for the pandemic and the Russian war, which is weighing on the collective psyche,� Zandi told CNN in an email on Friday.

landlords are very stressed about the war and need to raise rent to calm themselves down

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:23

Salt Fish: Sep 11, 2003; Cybernetic Crumb

FistEnergy posted:

this can't be right, I have been told/scolded over and over again that the economy is one giant Biden Win??

Companies are extracting $700/mo more from people, sounds like the economy is doing great to me.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:28

trevorreznik: Apr 22, 2023

I love seeing quotes like this though with that Moody's article on CNN

quote:

The good news is that wages are finally starting to outpace inflation and consumer price growth has eased significantly, so much so that many investors are betting the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates.

I swear we just had two years of economists insisting that wages were driving inflation and that high interest rates were needed to crush wages, and suddenly that's not true anymore. Not that I want worse interest rates but it sure seems like those economists are clueless

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:39

i am harry: Oct 14, 2003

comedyblissoption posted:

michael moore, whomst is fat, covered california hospitals taking confused patients and dumping them out into the city street 16 years ago in the movie sicko

yeah you�re right everyone should watch sicko

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:42

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Palladium posted:

holier-than-thou snickering bougie so no cost ackstually

I think shrike82 knows he's evil tbh, he kinda flaunts it

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:42

RC Cola: Aug 1, 2011; Dovie'andi se tovya sagain

Nodelphi posted:

Yes, I also have a memo directing us to divert patients without insurance or with medicaid to a state hospital. That one’s printed and ready to go once I find a new job. The problem is I feel attached to the community and leaving makes me feel like I’m abandoning them.

Regarding the independent contractor thing that almost assuredly means that doc group is run by private equity and they plan to balance bill you into the ground. Your doctor has no say in this by the way and might not even know that they’re doing it. The billing people no longer have to check in with the physicians.

How are you abandoning anyone? You were told there is a line waiting to replace you. The people will still be treated. gently caress that place

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:51

SKULL.GIF: Jan 20, 2017

loquacius posted:

https://twitter.com/GaryWinslett/status/1689770681691455488?t=ENgy9cXQ2oQDhd1qcxYNww&s=19

"up to". $22/hour is likely for the store manager position.

actionjackson posted:

i'm guessing the vast vast majority of shrinkflation is for ultraprocessed foods, which is garbage anyway. so maybe there's a silver lining

why are you guessing? are you not going grocery shopping?

Homeless Friend posted:

your state lets you keep rolling it over? california iirc gives you one rollover than deletes it

yeah, as long as I'm actively using the card (one purchase within the past 270 days), any accrued credit won't expire. This persists even if I start earning enough that I don't qualify for the program anymore, that money is considered mine.

It's honestly gone a long loving way towards my financial security especially with these insane price gouging.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 15:57

Nodelphi: Jan 30, 2004; We are all quite capable of believing in anything as long as it's improbable.; Ham Wrangler

RC Cola posted:

How are you abandoning anyone? You were told there is a line waiting to replace you. The people will still be treated. gently caress that place

Absolutely, for most people, they�ll do fine with another doctor, but there are some who wouldn�t. Some it�s a trust thing, others it�s because I get their quirks.

There�s a lot of lovely doctors out there who don�t give their patients the simple courtesy of believing them when they say there�s something wrong with them. Not everyone really is sick but I think most docs should at least give their patients the benefit of the doubt.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:07

PoundSand: Jul 30, 2021; Also proficient with kites

SKULL.GIF posted:

why are you guessing? are you not going grocery shopping?

honestly that�s been my experience. I�ve noticed a moderate uptick in some fresh stuff, probably the worst of which is more �premium� products like steaks or such, but it�s not too bad. Staples are still pretty cheap, I regularly get chicken legs/thighs for a buck a pound, pork chops or shoulders for 1.50/lb or less, carrots, onion, celery, potatoes still cheap. my grocery bill went up a bit and there�s certain things I�ve noticed I see good sales on less than before (broccoli comes to mind) but overall the inflation there seems normalish.

OTOH when I got a hankering for junk food and want some chips or frozen pizza or soda or cereal or whatever yeah that poo poo has exploded in price.

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net work error: Feb 26, 2011

I will probably die of millennial cancer or something else preventable because I have no desire to deal with insurance that I pay for monthly. The system works imo.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:17

Sheng-Ji Yang: Mar 5, 2014

comedyblissoption posted:

per month
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1690475767811952641

how much more does the "typical american household" make per month?

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:36

Cpt_Obvious: Jun 18, 2007

SlimGoodbody posted:

So it seems like every country on earth has national debt ranging from "large" to "there isn't actually that much money in existence," right? Okay, like... how? Who are these countries in debt? How can EVERY country be in massive debt? Is it aliens? Or is there like one secret country in the hollow earth with a ninety quadrillion dollar surplus??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI0suExG4wI
Tldr instead of taxing rich people, the government borrows money from them so the rich get all their money back plus interest.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:38

Salt Fish: Sep 11, 2003; Cybernetic Crumb

net work error posted:

I will probably die of millennial cancer or something else preventable because I have no desire to deal with insurance that I pay for monthly. The system works imo.

That's why obama understood it was important to make buying insurance mandatory by law.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:38

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net work error posted:

I will probably die of millennial cancer or something else preventable because I have no desire to deal with insurance that I pay for monthly. The system works imo.

The millennial cancer is rear end cancer.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:38

Heck Yes! Loam!: Nov 15, 2004; a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.

Gwyneth Palpate posted:

That's because we're made of meat.

You can't not post the video version
https://youtu.be/7tScAyNaRdQ

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:41

net work error: Feb 26, 2011

Twerk from Home posted:

The millennial cancer is rear end cancer.

I was trying to be respectful

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:41

Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

rear end cancer because of meat or because the youngins keeping shoving foreign objects up their rear end?

many sides

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:48

Rhesus Pieces: Jun 27, 2005

Salt Fish posted:

That's why obama understood it was important to make buying insurance mandatory by law.

yeah health insurance is awesome now, I don't know of any plans that have an individual deductible of under five grand and so far this year not a single medical expense of mine has touched my deductible at all

insurance companies will fight you tooth and nail to deny coverage for literally everything now. They don't even have human beings do it anymore, they just set an algorithm to auto-deny hundreds of claims a minute without even looking at them, then it's on you to fight them over it

there have been multiple instances of people paying less for prescription drugs by claiming to be uninsured and using goodrx instead of going through insurance too, just an awesome system working exactly as intended

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:50

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

Rhesus Pieces posted:

insurance companies will fight you tooth and nail to deny coverage for literally everything now. They don't even have human beings do it anymore, they just set an algorithm to auto-deny hundreds of claims a minute without even looking at them, then it's on you to fight them over it

Tbh they�ve done this for decades

The terms of your health insurance plan are set by your employer, not the health insurance company. If they keep denying everything it�s because their actual customer, the policy holder, wants them to.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:54

Justin Tyme: Feb 22, 2011

Rhesus Pieces posted:

yeah health insurance is awesome now, I don't know of any plans that have an individual deductible of under five grand and so far this year not a single medical expense of mine has touched my deductible at all

insurance companies will fight you tooth and nail to deny coverage for literally everything now. They don't even have human beings do it anymore, they just set an algorithm to auto-deny hundreds of claims a minute without even looking at them, then it's on you to fight them over it

there have been multiple instances of people paying less for prescription drugs by claiming to be uninsured and using goodrx instead of going through insurance too, just an awesome system working exactly as intended

I've got no deductible but also have a max out of pocket expense of like 10k, I don't know how it works but I assume thatd be for stuff not covered/out of network? Idk the handbook is like 145 pages and I have never used it before so it's all a big mystery to me

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Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

just let me pass my own test to rx my own medicine

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